Software&Accessories

What is BookDrive Pro?

BookDrive Pro is the most powerful model of the successful BookDrive line of scanners. BookDrive solution solves typical problems found in overhead scanners: page curvature, damage to book spine, and low productivity.

The BookDrive uses a different approach called a V-shaped solution. The combination of a V-shaped book cradle and a V-shaped platen holds the book open at a non-stressful 120 degree angle for scanning by two hi-speed, hi-resolution DSLR cameras.

Our affordable scanners are responsible for scanning over 3 million books and are currently being used by some of the most prominent academic libraries, universities and museums around the world. See more references

BookDrive VS. Overhead scanners

BookDriveOverhead scannersStraight text lines. Naturally curvature-free.Book has to open fully at 180°. Glass plane or fingers hold the pages from flapping.1 linear or area sensor captures a spread double page.Curved text lines requires software fix.Book opens at about 100°. V glass gently engages the pages and causes natural flattening.2 area sensors individually capture a true left page and a true right page.

How does BookDrive Pro work?

Simply place your book face-up on the V-shaped cradle and engage the V-glass. The built-in Auto Capture Switch will trigger the cameras to shoot both the left and right hand pages automatically. You can scan a thousand pages without pushing a button!

The BookDrive Difference

Natively flat

BookDrive eliminates the need for page curvature correction because it produces natively flat images in the first place. This hardware approach results in faster operating time and more reliable result than the software manipulation techniques used by overhead scanners that produce curved pages.

V shape is better than 180°

BookDrive's V-shaped cradle provides better support for your battered old books than conventional 180° cradles. Scanning is performed without laying books out flat and applying undesirable force to bindings.

Large format support

Further setting it apart from competing offerings, BookDrive Pro has the ability to scan oversized books -- up to A2, newspaper size -- and heavy, cumbersome items such as deed registries.

Upgradable

When new, improved camera models become available, users need only to replace their cameras -- not the entire scanning system as is the case with other offerings. BookDrive offers the best value proposition in the industry, as it will never become obsolete.

Well-lit, glare-free images

The LED lighting system in BookDrive Pro is engineered to distribute light evenly across the entire scanning surface. This produces well-lit images free of glare, even on glossy papers. See comparison between glare and glare-free images here.

Extremely high OCR accuracy

Sharp output from BookDrive works great with all OCR software packages (optional) of your choice. The V glass lets you capture a full page with fully exposed margin. Text near the gutter area won't go missing.

BookDrive works in 3 easy steps:

Step 1. Capture

Place your book face up on the V cradle. Engage the V glass. BookDrive Capture software control cameras to shoot both left and right pages. The captured images will render on the screen immediately for review.

Step 2. Edit

Use the included image processing software called BookDrive Editor Pro to further enhance the images. Configure the settings for the first pair of images, and the program will apply those settings to the rest auto-matically. The final output will be a true left page and a true right page with no margin of the adjacent page.

Step 3. Export

You can export the processed images to other formats such as multi-page TIFF or PDF. The files are now ready for distribution and archive.

Auto Capture Switch

Auto Capture Switch presses a scan
button for you so you don't have to.